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Some of these measurements don't make sense because they (a) lack a unit of time (b) fail to measure alternatives. > sitting on a chair (due to the likelihood
by calcsam 10y ago
Some of these measurements don't make sense because they (a) lack a unit of time (b) fail to measure alternatives.
> sitting on a chair (due to the likelihood of falling off it) increases your risk of death by approximately 1.3 micromorts.
Is this per day? Per hour? Per year? How does this compare to laying down? Standing up? Walking around?
- betenoire 10y agoThat part confused me. It is suggesting that flying around the world is safer than sitting in a chair to watch tv. 1 micromort for 10K km of air travel, and 1.3 micromorts for sitting in a chair in your own home. Considering all the standing, sitting, stairs, ramps, overheads, etc. we do while traveling, this must be referring ONLY the the flying portion of flying... very misleading.
- jpttsn 10y agoThe silliness is even clearer in the finale, the part about "every day you get out of bed...". You're virtually certain to die if you don't get out of bed for enough days.